The inestimable roy book binder has given us another terrific look at his unique brand of fingerpicked blues guitar. Acoustic guitar sessions presents roy book binder youtube. Gary davis, he is equally at home with blues and ragtime. Polk city ramble rounder cd 3153 roy book binder discography bert deivert. Being the practical sort of guy, roy decided to go with the flow on this and changed his name to book binder. After 40 years in the game, i consider myself to be a very lucky man.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. An often stirring folkblues guitarist and vocalist, roy book binder has been. There are too many treats on the cd to discuss them all. The cd is usually just book playing the song at normal speed with a verse or so, and. An often stirring folkblues guitarist and vocalist, roy book binder has been playing country blues since the mid60s, when he began recording for blue goose. Listen to your favorite songs from live at the fur peace station by roy book binder now. After many efforts to understand the yankee, the lady finally said, oh. Are youre looking for a binder design templates to replace the boring one.
Music profile for roy book binder, born 5 october 1941. Full wrap covers arent a thing we can give a blanket sizing for, because they always depend on how large your book is the more or less pages your book has, the size will change based off the new width of the spine. It was 1965, and after three years of sailing around the world on an aircraft carrier with the u. Roy book binder biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
This guy is considered to be first and foremost a blues singer, but with an album entitled bookeroo. Im looking for something that is durable and that will also house the booklet and back insert. And in this wonderful collection of selfpenned songs, adaptations and covers she did you a favor, over to my house, wont you be kind we find him in top form and in the company of harmonica player rock bottom and bassist billy ochoa for a different approach as a band leader rather than as a solo artist. With his laidback vocals and strong slide guitar, roy book binder sometimes evokes j. Roy book binder is one of the lucky few who learned blues and ragtime directly from the first generation of country blues rediscoveries like the reverend gary davis and pink anderson. When your heroes end up becoming your pals, life is sweet.
Roy book binder bought his first guitar in naples, heard his first lightnin hopkins record in marseille and read his first jack kerouac novels while cruising the north atlantic. Book binder began playing with fiddler fats kaplin in 1973, recording git fiddle shuffle the same year. Gary davis and even billy joe shaver, book binder has included seven originals, the largest set of his own tunes ever to grace one of his discs. His old friends at adelphi understand, but we strive for purity in reissuing classic recordings on cd, so the oneword name stuck.
Singersongwriter bluesman by roy book binder on amazon. I think it sounds simple enough, yet i only found binders with room for only the cd, or maybe the cd with booklet, but no room for back insert. Book binder displays his usual impeccable taste in lesserknown blues and country classics, with help from. Free stunning binder cover templates customize online. I was wondering if anyone can recommend a high quality binder album book type storage solution for cd s. Yourstory book binder and laminator description create personalized books, albums and journals with ease. The cd brings back those good times and is a good introduction to the styles and people to whom he tries to remain faithful.
He is known to shift from open tunings to slide arrangements to original compositions, with both traditional and selfstyled licks. Live at the fur peace station by roy book binder on amazon. Listen to your favorite songs from singersongwriter bluesman by roy book binder now. While he covers such seminal artists as blind blake, blind boy fuller, rev. Nobody left to crown by richie havens cd, jul2008, verve. With only two types of supplies you can manage all album sizes up to 470 x 420 mm 18. A brilliant technical player with uncanny timing and a bigger than life sense of humor. Roy book binder saw five ray charles shows in one day in 1957. Check out travelin man by roy bookbinder on amazon music. Roy book binder it coulda been worse live at fur peace ranch. I own several bookbinder items and this book has the widest selection and mostcomplete transcriptions with a cd to boot. Each lesson consists of a performance, explanation, and split screen segment where roy plays the composition at a slower pace.
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Bottleneck blues guitar classics 1926 1937 yazoo 1026. Roy book binder biography, albums, streaming links. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. Legendary bluesman roy book binder takes you step by step through 10 of his original tunes from his latest release, the good book.
The bard has paid his dues in keeping the old songs alive. Book binders album hillbilly blues cats rounder was named as one of the ten most essential acoustic guitar albums of 1992. This album contains 2 never before recorded originals. Fastbind fotomount mounting sheets form the core of the book block and fastbind fotomount end sheets attach your book block to the cover. Stream adfree or purchase cd s and mp3s now on amazon. Polk city ramble by roy book binder on amazon music unlimited. Roy book binder tabs guitar solos, tab books, instruction. Yourstory is a book binder and laminator with unmatched versatilityit is perfect for creating unique gifts, memory books and a host of paper crafting projects. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from roy book binder at the discogs marketplace. Roy and fats were a duo for three years, playing numerous concerts and recording a second album, ragtime millionaire, in 1976. Blues roy book binder polk city ramble 1998, cd discogs. Friend like me gonna get myself a motorhome something different mississippi blues gin done done it im going home good gal nobody knows im hurtin waiting for a train cigarette blues my road is rough and rocky tell me how do you feel.
Music from americas legendary coffeehouse 196720, ragtime millionaire, and some people who play guitar. It has been a long journey for the artist who first recorded for the blue goose label back in the late 1960s after being discovered at a gaslight cafe hootenanny in greenwich village. Roy book binder, legendary ragtime blues guitar playing folksinger from new york has been on the road for 50 years. You can create your own designs with our free online binder cover maker see instructions below. The hillbilly blues cats by roy book binder cd, jun1992. The gary davis connection continues with the cover of daviss protege, roy book binders another man done a full go round. Guitar educational softcover audio online tab artist. Listen to your favorite songs from polk city ramble by roy book binder now. This time around he covers the basics of open tunings and the use of the bottleneck, teaching the essential techniques in a way that will be easy even for newcomers to this style. His storytelling is another characteristic that makes his style unique. On polk city ramble, roy book binder toughens his acoustic blues sound with the addition of bass and drums. Gary davis, roy book binder is a blues guitar entertainer. By adding a fastbind case maker to your binding solution, you double the value of your books with a professional look and a unique cover design.
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A seasoned vet with a unique sound, roy book binder has been singing, playing guitar, and writing songs since the 60s. Check out the good book by roy book binder on amazon music. Equally at home with blues and ragtime, book shifts from open tunings to slide arrangements to original compositions with both traditional and selfstyled licks. Roy book binder on allmusic 1988 the line between sincere appreciation and blind. The hillbilly blues cats with rock bottom and billy ochoa she did you a favor. Polk city ramble cd, album album cover more images edit release. If you are not a fan of finger style blues and ragtime guitar, buy anything by book binder and you will change your mind. Louis blues 1929 1935 the depression yazoo 1030 peetie wheatstraw. The cd is usually just book playing the song at normal speed with a verse or so, and playing the. Select one of the editable binder cover templates below and click on customize to personalize the binder cover with your own text. On the same equipment you produce your personalized book cover, you can also create customized ring binders, cd cases and covers for upgrading your punch bindings.